The best candidates aren't applying. They're already employed, doing great work, and not checking job boards. To reach passive talent, recruiters need verified direct contact data — fast, accurate, and without a $400/month sourcing stack. That's exactly what Leadvixo provides.
The talent is out there. The bottleneck isn't the pipeline — it's getting a verified contact before someone else does.
LinkedIn Recruiter is great for discovery — but InMail has a 20–25% open rate on a good day, and you're capped on how many you can send. The best candidates are already ignoring InMail. Getting a direct email or phone number bypasses the noise entirely.
You've identified 20 strong candidates. Now you spend the next 2 hours trying to find their work email — visiting company websites, guessing formats, running them through free verifiers that return a 40% hit rate. For every 10 candidates, 4 are unreachable.
Most B2B contact tools are designed for sales teams, not recruiters. You're paying for features you don't need — sequences, deal stages, revenue tracking — and missing the filters that matter: job function, tech stack, seniority, years of experience.
When a candidate's email bounces, you don't just lose that placement — you look unprepared if you're doing executive search. Unverified contact data reflects on your professionalism as a recruiter.
The recruiters who consistently place candidates faster aren't necessarily better at interviews — they're better at getting into the first conversation. Here's what that looks like in 2026.
Before picking any tool for recruiter outreach, here's what the best sourcing workflows have in common — and what to look for in a contact data platform.
Here's what you can combine in a single Leadvixo search for candidate sourcing.
Here's exactly how a recruiter sources and contacts a shortlist of passive candidates using Leadvixo — from brief to first email.
New role brief → set your search parameters: job title, seniority, current company type, location, and relevant tech stack. Leadvixo shows a live candidate count as you refine. Adjust until the pool is the right size.
Browse results — name, current title, company, and key context visible before any credit is spent. Select the strongest 15–20 candidates for your shortlist. Quality over quantity at this stage.
Click reveal for each candidate. Get their verified work email — validated in real time, not cached. Where available, direct phone numbers too. Only confirmed contacts make it to your outreach list.
Export clean CSV for your ATS. Or push directly to HubSpot or Pipedrive if you're using them for candidate tracking. Your shortlist is in your system, enriched and verified, ready for the first message.
Every feature exists to get you from role brief to first contact faster — with data quality that protects your reputation.
Search across 200 million verified professionals worldwide. Filter by job function, seniority, industry, company type, location, and tech stack. Your ideal candidate exists in this database — the filters help you find them fast.
Every email validated in real time at the point of reveal — not cached from weeks ago. 94%+ deliverability. No bounces that make you look unprepared. Your outreach lands in their inbox, not their spam folder.
When a role is urgent or competitive, picking up the phone beats email. Leadvixo reveals direct office lines and verified mobile numbers — labeled by type so you know what you're dialing before you call.
Placing a Python engineer for a company running on AWS? Filter candidates by the tools and technologies their current employer uses. The most relevant signal for technical roles — and one most sourcing tools don't offer.
Browsing LinkedIn and found a great profile? One click reveals their verified work email directly on the page — without leaving LinkedIn. Add to your shortlist immediately. Works on both standard LinkedIn and Sales Navigator.
Export your shortlist as a clean CSV with all enriched fields — name, title, company, email, phone, LinkedIn URL, location. Opens cleanly in any ATS or CRM without reformatting. Unlimited export on Pro and Scale plans.
Three sourcing scenarios — and how the workflow changes when contact data is no longer the bottleneck.
Scenario 1 — Agency recruiter filling a technical role
Scenario 2 — In-house recruiter sourcing for a VP-level hire
Scenario 3 — Independent recruiter managing multiple open roles
How the main sourcing options compare for recruiters doing passive outreach in 2026.
| Criteria | Leadvixo | LinkedIn Recruiter | Kaspr / Lusha | Apollo / Hunter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verified work email | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Partial |
| Direct phone / mobile number | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Limited |
| Tech stack filtering | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Apollo only |
| LinkedIn Chrome extension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Hunter only |
| ATS-ready CSV export | ✓ | Limited | Basic | ✓ |
| Transparent per-reveal pricing | ✓ | ✗ | Partial | Varies |
| Onboarding time | ✓ < 5 min | Demo required | ✓ Fast | ✓ Fast |
| Starting price | Free / €49 mo | $99–$160+/mo | From €45/mo | From $49/mo |
Based on publicly available information as of avril 2026. Subject to change.
When you reach out to a passive candidate, the quality of that contact reflects on you. Here's what Leadvixo does to protect it.
Real-time SMTP validation every time a contact is revealed. You're not working from a database last updated three months ago. Each email you get has been confirmed deliverable at the moment you requested it.
All candidate data encrypted in transit and at rest. Hosted on certified cloud infrastructure with 99.9% uptime targets, regular security audits, and SOC 2-aligned practices. Candidate data is not stored on shared, unencrypted servers.
All contact data sourced from public professional channels. Leadvixo maintains an active opt-out list. For B2B and professional outreach, legitimate interest is a recognized legal basis in most jurisdictions. Your sourcing practice is documentable.
See exactly how many credits each sourcing session used. Track by list, by role, by time period. No surprise bills at the end of the month — every reveal is visible and accountable in your dashboard.
If a contact doesn't reveal correctly or a field is missing, the support team responds on business days — typically within a few hours. Not 3 days through an automated ticketing system.
Cancel, downgrade, or pause at any time from your account settings. All your saved candidate lists and exported data are yours. Leadvixo earns your renewal through data quality — not long-term contracts.
What recruiters ask before switching their sourcing workflow.
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